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Govt likely to set up Universities for Research and Innovation

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Press Trust of India New Delhi

"The concept of universities aiming at world class standards has been developed...These universities are called Universities for research and Innovation...A legislative proposal for setting up of Universities for Innovation is under consideration of the government," Minister of State in the Human Research Development ministry E Ahamed informed Rajya Sabha in reply to a query.

The state governments have been asked by the HRD ministry to identify a suitable site for the proposed universities, he said.

  

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First Published: May 18 2012 | 3:25 PM IST

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